Next Town Ministries is planting churches across South Dakota’s 66 counties — one town, one prayer, one Bible study at a time.
Our Vision
Every town deserves every effort possible to help reach people through the love of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “Let us go into the Next Towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.” (Mark 1:38)
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Next Town Ministries
Pastor Mark Brown & his wife Jordan have been married for 21 years. They are blessed with three children. Noah Jackson, Grace Nichole, & Eden Michal. They attended Indiana Bible College in Indianapolis, IN, from 2002 to 2006. While there, the Lord spoke to them about moving out to South Dakota to preach the gospel and impact lives. After much time and prayer, they moved to Watertown in 2006 and relaunched a church work.
The Jesus Church has experienced incredible revival and growth over its 15-year pastorate making a difference in the Watertown community.
Early in 2021, the Lord gave Pastor Mark a burden and vision to reach the rural towns of South Dakota. In November, The Jesus Church elected Jared Kemmis as the new Pastor and Mark Brown as Bishop.
Mark and Jordan currently base out of Watertown as they travel through towns in South Dakota, praying for a rural revival and planting new churches in the Next Town, beginning with prayer and Bible study groups
About Us
Every town deserves every effort possible to help reach people through the love of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “Let us go into the Next Towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.” (Mark 1:38).
The heartbeat of Next Town Ministries is to go into every town in South Dakota and establish prayer and Bible study groups that will grow into churches as we meet the needs of people in the Next Town.
Rural South Dakota is home to hundreds of small towns — many without a thriving, Spirit-filled church. Distances are vast. Resources are thin. But the need is real.
Next Town Ministries exists to close that gap. Affiliated with the UPCI, we believe every town — no matter how small — deserves access to the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.
Since 2006, we’ve seen God move in Watertown, Milbank, Webster, Brookings, and Sisseton. And we’re not stopping there.
Connect With Us
Get Connected: Discover how you can be involved with Next Town Ministries in South Dakota.
Give Your generosity fuels church plants across rural South Dakota. Every dollar goes directly toward reaching the next town.
Pray Join our prayer network and stand with us as we believe in God for revival in every county.
Plant Feel called to ministry? We're looking for church planters ready to reach rural South Dakota.
